Would really appreciate help interpreting with Test Results

[HEN]

I received my Celiac Disease Panel results over the weekend and did research online trying to figure out what exactly it meant. I was looking forward to receiving more input from my doctor and she just sent me a link to an NIH study and suggested I see my GI. What I was able to gather from the study was basically what I learned on my own, that I may or may not have it.  I am posting here in hopes of finding out more as far as what I'm potentially dealing with and if there's anything I can or should do while waiting to see my GI. I'm attaching the results below. Thank you so much!!  : )

Celiac Disease Panel

• FEndomysial Antibody IgA Negative Negative BN

• Ft-Transglutaminase (tTG) IgA <2  0-3 (U/mL)BN

- Negative 0 - 3

- Weak Positive 4 - 10

- Positive >10

- Tissue Transglutaminase (tTG) has been identified as the endomysial antigen. Studies have demonstrated that endomysial IgA antibodies have over 99% specificity for gluten sensitive enteropathy.

• FImmunoglobulin A, Qn, Serum 62  L 87-352 (mg/dL)BN

• Ft-Transglutaminase (tTG) IgG <2  0-5 (U/mL)BN

- Negative 0 - 5

- Weak Positive 6 - 9

- Positive >9

[trents]

Welcome to the forum, Hen!

Your physician ran two tests designed to detect celiac disease:

• FEndomysial Antibody IgA Negative Negative BN
• Ft-Transglutaminase (tTG) IgA <2  0-3 (U/mL)BN

Both these tests were negative.

The other test, FImmunoglobulin A, Qn, Serum 62  L 87-352 (mg/dL)BN, is not a test for celiac disease but is a measure of your total serum IGA. If this number is low, it can create false negatives in the other tests. So, the results are rather inconclusive. There are more tests that can be run to detect celiac disease. If I were you, I would go back to the physician and request more detailed testing for celiac disease because of the low total serum IGA. If you don't have celiac disease but realize that the consumption of gluten gives you celiac-like symptoms, you likely have NCGS (Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity) which is 10x more common than celiac disease, shares many of the same symptoms and also requires abstinence from gluten. There is not test for NCGS. Celiac must first be ruled out. Some experts feel NCGS can be a precursor to celiac disease.

Here is an overview of what tests are available for celiac disease:

 

[HEN]

Thank you so much!! That information helped a lot. I really appreciate you taking the time to respond and I appreciate it very very much!!